Bamford, who plays herself in the autobiographical show, has bipolar disorder.

And yet, “Lady Dynamite” which doesn’t shy away from any of those hard truths from Bamford’s real life past is hilarious.

The show jumps between Bamford’s present-day struggle to find stable ground, the time she spent living with her parents in Duluth, Minnesota, during her rock bottom days and the cringeworthy events (before Minnesota) that led to her downward spiral.

“I wanted to tell a story of a psychiatric breakdown, but also not bring it down so much,” Bamford explained to Rolling Stone. “I wanted to show how depressing those wards are in a very funny way.”